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What is a .lockfile?

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Mar 15, 20269172 views
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What are the (for example, in ) in OS X Lion for? I didn't seem to see them in Snow Leopard. Do they impact modifying other files in any way? And how do you open these lockfiles?

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.lockfiles

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Lockfiles are used to restrict editing of another file (ostensibly a document or resource) while an application has said document or resource open. This is so that only one application can write to a file at a given time. You cannot open a lockfile,…

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